| Change of Pace | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | February 7 & 16, 1961 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 368 | |||
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Change of Pace is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer commented that the "ensemble blend creates a fresh sound which, by itself, gives several of these pieces a texture sufficiently different from the accustomed to set them apart". [3] AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. [2] Duck Baker in the May 2000 JazzTimes referred to it as a great album revealing the arranging skills of the leader to a new extent, and that the two bass mix was effective.
All compositions by Johnny Griffin, except as indicated.
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